Heliconiini distribution maps

<div> <h3>Summary</h3> <p>This repository contains predicted&nbsp;<strong>distribution maps</strong>&nbsp;for heliconiine butterflies issued from the analyses presented in this research paper:</p> <p><strong>&ldquo;P&eacute;rochon et al., 2025 - M&uuml;llerian Mimicry in Neotropical Butterflies: One Mimicry Ring to Bring Them All and in the Jungle Bind Them. <em>Global Ecology and Biogeography</em>, 34(9): e70127.&rdquo;</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70127">https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70127</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <h3>Associated archives</h3> <p><strong>Maps</strong>&nbsp;are derived from distribution models run on&nbsp;<strong>occurrences data</strong> available in an other associated archive: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10906853">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10906853</a>.</p> <p><strong>Phenotypic classification</strong> applied in this study can be found in this associated archive: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10903197">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10903197</a>.</p> <p><strong>Scripts</strong> to reproduce these maps are available on Github at <a href="https://github.com/EddiePerochon/Heliconiini_Diversity">https://github.com/EddiePerochon/Heliconiini_Diversity</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <h3>Contents</h3> <p>This repository contains three folders with multiple maps in PDF format:</p> <ul> <li> <p>:file_folder:&nbsp;<strong>Subspecies_maps</strong>: 439 maps of habitat suitability depicting current distribution of each heliconiine subspecies.</p> </li> <li> <p>:file_folder:&nbsp;<strong>OMU_maps</strong>: 141 maps of habitat suitability depicting current distribution of each OMU (Operational Mimicry Unit as set of subspecies within the same species that shared the same mimetic wing pattern).</p> </li> <li> <p>:file_folder:&nbsp;<strong>Species_maps</strong>: 74 maps of habitat suitability depicting current distribution of each heliconiine species.</p> </li> <li> <p>:file_folder:&nbsp;<strong>Phenotypic_group_maps/Range_maps</strong>: 38 maps depicting current distribution of phenotypic group (including all OMUs sharing the same wing color pattern).</p> </li> <li> <p>:file_folder: <strong>Phenotyp</strong><strong>ic_group_maps/Richness_maps</strong>: 38 maps of local richness for each phenotypic group estimated as the number of local species/OMUs sharing this wing color pattern.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Contact</h3> <p>:email: For any questions, contact the corresponding author:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mael.dore@gmail.com?subject=Heliconiini%20distribution%20maps">Ma&euml;l Dor&eacute;</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <h3>How to cite</h3> <p>Please cite this research article as:</p> <blockquote>P&eacute;rochon, E., Rosser, N., Kozak, K., McMillan, W.O., Huertas, B., Mallet, J., Ready, J., Willmott, K., Elias, M. &amp; Dor&eacute;, M. (2025). M&uuml;llerian Mimicry in Neotropical Butterflies: One Mimicry Ring to Bring Them All and in the Jungle Bind Them. <em>Global Ecology and Biogeography</em>, 34(9): e70127. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70127</blockquote> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div>